- Produce simpler, more understandable and up-to-date food/ chemicals/mechanical/ miscellaneous chapters within the HS/CN nomenclatures.
- Produce easier and more uniform application of the customs nomenclature, leading to less disputes in classification, less divergent BTIs, on products falling within the concerned chapters of the HS/CN nomenclatures.
- Elaborate and present proposals to the CCC concerning the classification of concerned products.
- Amend the text of the additional notes and explanatory notes of the drafted Combined Nomenclatures.

To support the preparation, coherent application and effective implementation of Union law/policy. To protect the financial and economic interest of the Union and the Member States. Simpler, more understandable and up-to-date chemical chapters within the HS/CN. Easier and more uniform application of the customs nomenclature. Less disputes in classification, less divergent BTIs on products falling within the concerned chapters of the HS/CN.

Selection Procedure (members)

Officials from the national customs authorities are appointed by the Member States to represent them at the meetings in line with the subject matter to be covered. For this reason, experts with following profile will participate : Customs chemist and experts in customs classification

Internal Rules of Procedure

Expert groups usually operate in an informal setting without any formal rules of procedure. This is the case for this group.

Other

The legal basis for this project group: Customs 2020 - OJ L347, 20-112-2013 - Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 Article 7 Eligible actions The Programme shall provide, under the conditions set out in the annual work programme referred to in Article 14, financial support for the following types of action: (ii) project groups, generally composed of a limited number of countries, operational during a limited period of time to pursue a predefined objective with a precisely defined outcome, including coordination or benchmarking;

No Subgroups assigned to this group.

Number of Members: 34

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Type E - Other public entity:

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Number of Alternate Members: 0

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Type D - Member State Authority:

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Number of Observers: 0

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